Tilden Avenue & Oakland Place

Tilden Avenue and Oakland Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Beverly Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beverly Rd
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Bedford Av/Tilden Av · B49
Within a walk
23 places
15 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Tilden Avenue & Oakland Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beverly Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Tilden Av, 310 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Tilden Av B49 · Shelter
    310 feet
    B49
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tilden Ave & Lott St 19 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Oakland Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Oakland Place

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Tilden Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built in 1932.

  1. Sears Roebuck & Company Department Store Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn's Brightest Starz Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  2. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    1,020 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    1,150 feet
  2. Big Dreams Child Care Center II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden
    650 feet
  2. Lott Park
    700 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kings Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. The Universal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  3. Pentecostal Church of God Bibleway House of worship
    1,240 feet
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  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Cortelyou Rd House of worship
    1,270 feet
  2. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Oakland Place or Tilden Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.